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India is expected to overtake  China  as the world’s most populous country with almost 3 million more people by the middle of this year, according to UN figures. The  State of World Population 2023 report  by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates India’s population will be 1.4286 billion by the end of June, compared with China’s 1.4257 billion. https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1666891903067992064 The US is a distant third, with an estimated population of 340 million people by the end of June. The data in the report is based on information available up to February. India's population is set to rise to 1.09 billion people by 2100. Although the two countries combined will account for more than a third of the estimated 8.045 billion people in the world, population growth in both has been slowing, albeit much faster in China than in India. https://twitter.com/UNLibrary/status/1665781100881272837 Last year, China’s population shrank for the first ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's new parliament building on Sunday, a modern complex that is part of his Hindu nationalist government's grand plan to give a makeover to the British colonial-era architecture in New Delhi. The inauguration, and the ongoing revamp of the heart of New Delhi based on Indian culture, traditions, and symbols, comes a year before parliamentary elections in which Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will pitch its Hindu nationalist credentials, and its performance in office over the last decade, to seek a third term. Modi held traditional prayers outside the complex in a ceremony that was also attended by top cabinet ministers. He then lit a traditional lamp inside the parliament. Later, the prime minister entered parliament to loud cheers from guests, government officials, and lawmakers, with many welcoming him with a chant of "Modi, Modi". "This new complex will be evidence of self-reliant India," he ...

The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network's World Happiness Report 2023 released on Monday shows that Finland remains the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row. Denmark, Iceland, Israel, and the Netherlands are the next happiest countries on the list. Other European countries such as Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and Luxembourg also made the top 10. The rankings are based on data from the main life evaluation question in the Gallup World Poll, which measures how happy citizens perceive themselves to be. Pakistan is ranked 103 while Afghanistan is ranked at the last rung, 146, in the World Happiness Index Rank List 2023. However, Bangladesh is ranked 99 on the list. India’s position in the World Happiness Report is 136, well behind its neighboring Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and China. India’s ranking in the report has consistently been low due to intolerance, anger, and hate against minorities, who are subjected to torture and violence by majo...

China said on Friday that it is opposed to a G20 tourism meeting next week in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir in India and will not attend. India, which holds the chair of G20 this year, has organized a series of meetings across the country in the run-up to the summit in New Delhi in September. "China is firmly opposed to holding any kind of G20 meetings in disputed territory, and will not attend such meetings," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ix5tr6-jcI In 2019, India split the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir to create the two federal territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. A large chunk of Ladakh is under China's control. Ties between New Delhi and Beijing have been strained since a military clash in Ladakh in 2020 in which 24 soldiers were killed. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, will host a meeting of the tourism working group for G20 members on May 22...

BENGALURU: Indian shares fell on Wednesday, dragged by broad slide across sectors, as investors booked profits on a nearly 5% rise in the benchmark Nifty 50 in fiscal 2024 so far, while weak global cues amid debt ceiling negotiations in the U.S. weighed. The Nifty 50 was closed 0.57% down at 18,181.75, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.60% to 61,560.64. Both indexes extended losses to a second consecutive session. High-weightage financials and information technology (IT) led losses in the Nifty, falling 0.71% and 0.97% respectively. Indian shares set to open higher on inflation boost, FII buying “The market is witnessing profit booking, especially in heavyweights from higher levels,” said Siddhartha Khemka, head – retail research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services. “Some consolidation may not be ruled out given the sharp up-move in the last few weeks.” The Nifty has risen 4.74% so far this fiscal, supported by a healthy results season and consistent buying from...

Non-resident Odias living in the UAE flew in specially on the inaugural Dubai-Bhubaneswar direct flight on Tuesday, May 15, 2023, and met Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. They thanked him for his intervention in kickstarting these flights to the eastern state of India. Residents reiterated that what made this flight (which is operated by IndiGo) special is that the it fulfills a promise the minister made back in June 2022, when he was in Dubai for an investors' meet. Senior member of the Odia Community of UAE, Priyadarshee Panigrahi, who is the head of an Indian MNC’s MENA operation and is based at Dubai, met the state’s Chief Minister at ‘Naveen Nivas’ after landing from Dubai. He thanked him for the launch of these direct flight operations, which was a long pending demand of the Odia diaspora. Panigrahi says, “It was a wonderful feeling to fly from Dubai to Odisha directly in just about four hours, saving time, money and a lot of inconveni...

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a budget airline, has revealed its plans to extend its services to India and neighbouring nations after marking its debut in the Pakistani market. Reportedly, the low-cost airline has received clearance from the government to initiate flights to and from Pakistan. Experts have declared the airline’s decision as a strategic move to capitalize on the growing demand for air travel between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Asia. The UAE has been a favoured tourist destination for people from the region. In a cabinet meeting, the government approved Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s decision to operate in Pakistan. The operation of flights from Pakistan would serve consumers who travel to UAE on a regular basis for business, leisure or fun. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s Managing Director, Johan Eidhagen, stated: “The airline will reveal the routes and flight schedules in the near future, following changes in the regulatory framework.” Special offer for club...

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reached Indian city of Goa on Thursday to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Summit. The Indian officials welcomed Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Goa. Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto departed from Karachi to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting being held Indian city of Goa. https://twitter.com/Geeta_Mohan/status/1654049411427868674 A Foreign Office spokesperson said their participation in the meeting reflects Pakistan’s commitment to the SCO Charter and processes and the importance that Pakistan accords to the region in its foreign policy priorities. Pakistan's commitment to SCO charter In a post uploaded on twitter before his departure, Bilawal Bhutto said he will lead Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization CFM meeting. “My decision to attend this meeting illustrates Pakistan’s strong commitment to the charter of...

The Biden administration’s choice to run the World Bank — former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga — appears to have a lock on the job. The World Bank said Thursday that Banga was the only candidate nominated in a search that began more than a month ago. Banga, currently vice chairman at private equity firm General Atlantic, has more than 30 years of business experience, having served in various roles at Mastercard and the boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods, and Dow Inc. https://twitter.com/WorldBank/status/1653834305775214600 The current president of the 189-nation poverty-fighting organization, David Malpass, announced last month that he would step down in June, nearly a year before his five-year term was due to expire in April 2024. Ajay Banga, nominated by President Joe Biden for the post, is the first-ever Indian American to head the bank. He will replace David Malpass, who had sparked outcry by appearing to question the role...

Go First, the ultra-low-cost airline in India has cancelled all of its flights for the next three days due to the grounding of approximately half of its fleet, and filing for bankruptcy protection. Go First, owned by the Wadia Group and formerly known as GoAir, said on its website that it had cancelled flights scheduled for May 3 to May 5 due to "operational reasons". This marks the first major airline Go First in the country to file for bankruptcy since Jet Airways went bankrupt in 2019. It also highlights the competitive nature of the Indian airline industry, which is dominated by IndiGo and recent merger of Air India and Vistara under the Tata conglomerate. Angry passengers Go First’s social media feeds were flooded with angry messages from passengers. Many complained that their tickets were cancelled “at the last minute”. Others cited emergencies they had to tend to. To all queries, the airline said the flights were cancelled “due to unforeseen technic...

German magazine Der Spiegel has come under fire from Indians who are condemning a cartoon published in its latest edition. The magazine portrays a rickety train that is overcrowded with passengers, both inside and atop the coaches, overtaking a swanky Chinese train on a parallel track. It has just two drivers, looking surprised at the sight of the Indian train. According to United Nations projections , India has a population of 1,425,775,850, surpassing China for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvIQIUlHVvU The depiction is being widely viewed as ‘racist’ and derogatory, and has sparked a heated backlash on social media. It is being interpreted as a mocking reference to India's emergence as the world's most populous country, surpassing China. The cartoon has been criticised by several Indians, including a federal minister, who said that the magazine was clinging to an outdated notion of India and had failed to recognise the country's progress in ...

News Desk India has become a major smartphone market for Apple as the Cupertino-based tech giant has created over one lakh direct jobs in manufacturing in the past two years in India. As per a tweet by the Minister of State, Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, “Propelled by Prime Minister @narendramodi's visionary PLI scheme @Apple ecosystem has generated over one lakh new direct jobs in manufacturing over the last 24 months”. https://twitter.com/BadaBusinessOff/status/1648672931524882432 He further added that about 70 per cent of these jobs are taken up by women in the age bracket of 19-24 years, who are starting their careers, acquiring skills and improving the ease of living for their families. A recent report by Bloomberg revealed that Apple has tripled its production in India in the last couple of years. Apple now manufactures 7 per cent of its total iPhones in India. Back in 2021, the production was just 1 per cent. India has become the world’s fastest-g...

Dubai News A prostitution racket within the film industry has been uncovered by Unit 11 of the Mumbai Crime Branch, resulting in the arrest of 30-year-old Aarti Mittal, a casting director and actress allegedly involved in the operation. Aarti Mittal | Instagram According to reports, Aarti targeted models during various projects and offered them work for good money, with two models having been rescued from the site of the operation. When posing as a customer, a police officer caught Aarti red-handed, with the actress demanding Rs. 60,000 to provide two prostitutes for his friends. Aarti had also reportedly posted on social media that she was working on a project with actor R Madhavan. In addition to working in television shows, including 'Apnapan,' Aarti has been implicated in managing the sex racket.  The show also stars Rajshree Thakur. As of now, the case has been registered against Aarti Mittal under Section 370 and other relevant sections of trafficking and ...

Dubai News As Eid A Fitr approaches, many people in the UAE are planning their vacations to celebrate the occasion with their loved ones. Here is a list of the top Eid getaways that are perfect for a long weekend. India India is the most searched country this Eid. Eid in India is a time of togetherness, reflection and celebration, and it is observed with great fervor and spirit across the country. India blends ancient mosques and modern skyscrapers, bustling bazaars, exotic spices, and lush natural beauty. The bazaars offer unique handicrafts, textiles and art, while the natural beauty ranges from snow-capped peaks to sun-kissed beaches. Egypt Following India is Egypt, where family gatherings and endless festivities paint the country with an air of joy and excitement. The scent of frankincense and myrrh fills the air as towering pyramids rise in the distance, adorned with hieroglyphics telling stories of ancient civilizations. UAE The UAE is up next, offerin...